Remus Lupin boring? and Dorothy Sayers

[tigerpatronus]

No: HPFGUIDX 127843


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> 
wrote:> 
> Pippin:
> <snip> the 
> ESE!Lupin theory is based on opportunity not motive. 
> Indeed motive is the weakest part of it -- there is 
> nothing in Lupin's character, weak though it is, to 
> suggest he would view the acts I've accused him of with 
> anything but abhorrence. If it is not all a charade, as
> I first thought, then one would expect ESE!Lupin to be 
> deeply troubled by what he has done.> 
> Trouble is, abhorrence never seems to have stopped Lupin 
> from doing things he knew were wrong: allowing James and 
> Sirius to have their way with Snape, endangering the 
> lives of innocent villagers, and withholding information 
> about Sirius and the Map from Dumbledore.

TigerPatronus:

I'm a big proponant of your ESE!Lupin theory. It does seem to 
horribly fit. 

In the PoA movie (and I realize that movies are theoretically OT but 
I'm discussing the books, too) Lupin had that whole scene w Harry on 
the bridge where he was talking about Lily. I assume that was to 
assauge our wounded hearts for leaving out all the Mauraders stuff. 
Supposedly, that scene was run by JKR for accuracy, etc. Does that 
scene fit into the ESE!Lupin theory? Is it more remorse? A good 
reason why he *shouldn't* have betrayed them but did so anyway?

<Snip>
Pippin:
> But you have to drop the idea that only a sadistic creep 
> can be a murderer and consider that murder might be 
> done by a decent enough person with something to hide.
> That may be where the work of Dorothy Sayers comes in. 
>  (I recommend The Nine Tailors as a starting point. A locale 
> almost as spooky as Hogwarts, and a death by no human hand.)
> Pippin

Thanks for the recommendation! 

TK - TigerPatronus